Elisabetta Gardini

Elisabetta Gardini (3 June 1956) is an Italian politician and former actress.

Biography Born in Padua, Gardini was a popular TV presenter, stage and screen actress. Her best-known television appearances have included Unomattina (1985–1986), Europa, Europa (1988–1990), and the leading role of Laura Andrei in Una donna per amico (1998–2000).

Political career Gardini was once close to Christian Democracy (DC) and after that party was dissolved into the Italian People's Party (PPI), she was an unsuccessful candidate for Segni Pact in the 1994 general election. For this reason, Gardini left Tajani's European People's Party group (the group of FI) to join with Raffaele Fitto's Conservative group (ECR).

Gardini ran in the 2019 election as a candidate in North-East Italy, associated with ECR, of Brothers of Italy, led by Meloni where Fitto ran for the Southern Italy constituency. Gardini was not re-elected in the European election in May 2019 and her former seat was passed to Sergio Berlato.